Dec 18, 2017 12:31
6 yrs ago
Russian term
Быстрое прекращение ядерной реакции
Russian to English
Tech/Engineering
Nuclear Eng/Sci
reactors
This deals with nuclear power and reactors operation.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | rapidly halting the nuclear reaction |
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| 4 | quick quenching of the (or a) nuclear reaction |
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rapidly halting the nuclear reaction
quickly stopping the chain reaction
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quick quenching of the (or a) nuclear reaction
(More context would be desirable.)
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https://sciblogs.co.nz/a-measure-of-science/2011/03/16/how-t...
To shut down a nuclear reactor, you need to stop the chain reaction. To get a chain reaction in the first place, enough of the neutrons that are being produced have to reach enough of the nuclei that are waiting to decay. To shut the Fukushima reactors down, the designers installed neutron absorbing control rods that can be inserted between fuel rods to halt the chain reaction. These were activated when the earthquake occurred, absorbing enough neutrons so that the chain reaction was quenched.
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https://sciblogs.co.nz/a-measure-of-science/2011/03/16/how-t...
To shut down a nuclear reactor, you need to stop the chain reaction. To get a chain reaction in the first place, enough of the neutrons that are being produced have to reach enough of the nuclei that are waiting to decay. To shut the Fukushima reactors down, the designers installed neutron absorbing control rods that can be inserted between fuel rods to halt the chain reaction. These were activated when the earthquake occurred, absorbing enough neutrons so that the chain reaction was quenched.
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